Patents Assigned to Rio Properties, Inc.
  • Patent number: 5769264
    Abstract: A pallet for holding food items and wine goblets in one hand is provided. The pallet has a body with a top surface for placing food items. At one end there is a post and at the other end a brace, both extending from the underside of the body. The brace rests on the forearm and the post is held in the hand to hold and support the pallet. Keyhole slots are provided to hold wine goblets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1998
    Assignee: Rio Properties, Inc.
    Inventor: John M. Lipkowitz
  • Patent number: 5332219
    Abstract: An electronic poker game apparatus (10) including user-actuated input members (22) and an electronic game control device (42) electrically connected to input members (22) and responsive to user input to simulate play of a poker game. The game control device (42) generates a plurality of signals representing randomly selected cards from a deck of cards to create a poker hand. A bonus signal generator (52) electrically communicates with the game control device (42) and responds to the selection of a predetermined signal representing a predetermined card to randomly effect one of: (i) replacing the predetermined signal with a bonus signal and (ii) retaining the predetermined signal in accordance with odds less than unity. A display screen (16), which is electrically connected to the game control device (42), displays card symbols corresponding to the randomly selected signals and the bonus signal, if present, to indicate progress of the poker game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1994
    Assignee: Rio Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony A. Marnell, II, Cary A. Rehm
  • Patent number: 5188363
    Abstract: An electronic game apparatus (21) for play of a poker card game. The apparatus (21) includes a display assembly (22) having a plurality of card spaces (23) each representing one card in a deck of cards, preferably arranged in a wheel of fortune array. A plurality of lights (26) are positioned in the display for individually identifying each of the card spaces (23) upon lighting of the lights (26). Game control apparatus (28) including a random sequence generator (29) electrically connected to momentarily illuminate the lights (26) in a continuing random sequence so that the cards (23) are individually identified one after another in the random sequence. A user actuatable input selection button (33) is electrically connected to the game control (28) for interrupting the continuously random sequence to effect a card selection by continuously lighting the next light (26) to be lit in the random sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1993
    Assignee: Rio Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony A. Marnell, II, Jayme D. Sevigny, Cary A. Rehm
  • Patent number: D393981
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Rio Properties, Inc.
    Inventor: John M. Lipkowitz